Zhu Yijun knew that Hanlin Zhou Shice's sudden accusation against Jia Xikun had hidden selfish motives, but as an emperor, he needed to encourage the nobles to criticize each other. On the contrary, it would not be a good thing for him if the nobles concealed each other.
Therefore, after Zhou Shice said this, Zhu Yijun nodded, chose to believe Zhou Shice's words, and told Zhang Jingxiu:
"Immediately send Jin Yiwei to take these two people to investigate, and send people to the Jia Mansion first to arrest everyone in the Jia Mansion and take them to the county jail to await trial!"
Zhang Jingxiu raised his hand and said yes.
Zhu Yijun then looked at Zhou Shice: "After all, you are a Confucian scholar in the Hanlin Academy. You dare to expose the crimes of the evil gentry, which really makes me happy! I will reward you with a fourth-grade crown and belt, and a gold plaque for 'contribution to protecting the government'."
Zhou Shice, who was overjoyed, immediately bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Jia Xikun looked at Zhou Shice with evil eyes at this time, and then looked at Zhu Yijun and said: "Your Majesty, I want to tell you that Zhou Hanlin is actually loyal to the rebels, and he hopes that your Majesty's personal expedition will lead to the defeat of Tumubao. It was his own words I told you.”
As Jia Xikun spoke, he elaborated on Zhou Shice's original words.
"Your Majesty! No, Jia Xikun is biting randomly!"
"Otherwise, I ask him to provide evidence!"
Zhou Shice naturally would not admit that he had said this at this time, and could only argue.
Zhu Yijun also looked at Jia Xikun: "Do you have any evidence?"
Naturally, Jia Xikun could not provide any evidence. After all, his words were empty. He became even more angry because of this and rushed towards Zhou Shice directly:
"You surnamed Zhou, you are a despicable and shameless person, what kind of scholar do you think you are?"
Jia Xikun, who was caught in time by the royal guards, did not rush towards him, but his whole body was already particularly ferocious.
"Take it down!"
Zhu Yijun only gave this order.
As a result, Jia Xikun was taken away by Jin Yiwei, and Zhou Shice also followed.
Next, the other country sages had nothing to complain about. After all, there were only a few gentry who were as imprudent as Jia Xikun, and they actually let Zhou Shice know the secret of his family.
However, after Zhu Yijun came to Yanzhou, he still encountered the matter of squires telling each other.
Zhu Yijun still dealt with this matter impartially, and showed some kindness as appropriate, which made the bureaucrats and gentry who sympathized with the defendant have a good impression of Zhu Yijun, and also made the gentry even more suspicious of each other.
"Your Majesty today is really uncompromising, wise, wise, and benevolent. Through his personal conquests, he brought the local tyrants into submission and allowed the New Deal to be implemented more effectively, truly convincing the whole country. From now on, It is undoubtedly more promising to implement a new national policy."
On this day, Wu Zixin, the governor of Yansui, mentioned to the governor Li Bengu what he had seen and heard during this period on his way to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum with his retinue, and praised Zhu Yijun.
Li Bengu also said: "Yes, His Majesty is really patrolling the border. He does not spend any money on the country, does not kidnap civilian girls, does not insult the sergeants, does not do it for fun, and handles things with caution. He comes all the way from Yan'an with the retinue. It is indeed true." We can see that the emperor loves the people and governs the country, and does not only seek happiness and disregard the military and the people. Fortunately, we have not imitated Dang Xin and underestimated the emperor. Otherwise, what your majesty sees now may not be the result of our implementation of the new policy. Effort is just a cunning act that goes both ways."
"What's more important is that Your Majesty can see with your own eyes that not all local bureaucrats are misbehaving, nor are all local bureaucrats deliberately reporting good news but not bad news!"
"Therefore, I believe that after His Majesty's western tour, he will be more willing to believe that the new rites can be implemented successfully, and he will also believe that he, the great emperor, can rely on us bureaucrats to do something that will benefit the people and strengthen the country. !”
"You know, according to the ruling officials in the DPRK, your Majesty, unlike the late emperor, has never really believed in the high character of us bureaucrats."
"Not only does he not believe us civil servants and officials, but also His Majesty's own ministers, he believes that most of them do not really care about the people even if they do not harm the people;"
"But in fact, in today's prosperous age, salaries are not short and rewards are constant. Regardless of the internal and external ministers, those who are older and have experienced the imperial career of three dynasties and two dynasties can find that the current internal and external ministers are actually very loyal and care more than before. For the common people of the country;”
"It's just that Your Majesty didn't believe it before. It must have been affected by what happened to Grand Master Zhang before;"
"But now His Majesty should have discovered that the world's bureaucrats, especially our civil servants and officials, did not really read the books of sages and receive the country's favor in vain."
Wu Zixin followed and looked at the Huang Luo umbrella cover in front of him.
At this time, Zhu Yijun, under the umbrella of Huang Luo, was walking towards the Huangdi Mausoleum in Yanzhou.
Because Zhu Yijun was coming to pay homage to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum had been overhauled.
The additional royal roads are paved with white marble strips, and the red walls are carved with dragons, which are magnificent and can illuminate the sun and moon.
As for the entire Huangdi Mausoleum area above the Royal Road, even from a distance, there are only shadows of pavilions and mausoleums.
A large statue of the Yellow Emperor was newly erected under the decree of Wanli. It stands high among the pavilions and white clouds, overlooking all living beings.
When Zhu Yijun came, Liu Wei had already led the front army of his own army to arrive here, and the mountains were covered with dense armor.
With the arrival of Zhu Yijun, the entire Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum became densely packed with armor. When viewed from above, it looked like a black roc covering the earth.
Under the shining of the red sun, the whole body of Dapeng glowed with golden light, which was so brilliant and dazzling that it looked quite brilliant and magnificent.
The key is that this Dapeng is still growing in size. When all the rear troops arrived, the 100,000 troops and officials who accompanied the Husband were lined up in front of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, and many local soldiers and people came outside, which made this big roc even bigger. The Peng seems to be infinitely big.
Zhu Yijun climbed to the imperial platform from the royal road and stood in front of the statue of the Yellow Emperor. Looking at these soldiers, he felt heroic in his heart. Especially after the sound of drums, he raised his arms and shouted: "Long live China!"
"Long live China!"
"Long live China!"
"Long live China!"
…
More than 100,000 people responded, one after another, and for a moment it seemed as if the earth and the sky were chanting along.
Today's China is in the Ming Dynasty.
The Hetao has been restored, and the banner of the Han family has finally stood in the north of Yinshan Mountain!
Daning was restored, and Temple Street and Sakhalin once again had Hanjia monuments and Hanjia cities!
As far as Hokkaido in the east, Luzon and Myanmar in the south, there are also Han Chinese sounds!
Therefore, it cannot be said to be a glorious Chinese era.
Therefore, when Zhu Yijun proudly raised his arms and shouted "Long Live China", everyone present also shouted with the same pride.
At this time, Zhu Yijun had just conquered a great victory and once again showed his martial virtue. It was also the time when the monarch's power reached its peak. The generals who followed him were now looking at him with great respect, as if they were looking at the statue of the Yellow Emperor behind him. Likewise, it seemed as if His Majesty before their eyes was also opening a new era in the Ming Dynasty.
And their great mission in this life seems to be to be loyal to the Holy Emperor and continue to create a more glorious Chinese age.
this moment.
Zhu Yijun's prestige in the army has indeed reached the highest level since he took the throne.
Not to mention, the various condolences and rewards he gave to the nine-border border troops during the border patrol had already let many middle- and lower-level officials know that today they were in their hearts. Even if Zhu Yijun's current behavior of paying homage to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, it was For the middle and lower-level official schools, it is also a virtuous move that makes them willing to recognize the supremacy of the emperor today.
Because, in terms of belief in Chinese civilization, compared to respecting gods, Chinese people actually respect their ancestors more and pay more attention to tracing their origins!
The status of ancestors in the hearts of the Chinese nation is very important, especially the two emperors of Yan and Huang, the founders of Chinese civilization, are like totems.
Especially for many middle- and lower-level generals with ordinary backgrounds, most of them are still young and have a greater sense of service to the country and nation. If they just pay tribute to the tomb of Emperor Zhu Ming, they may not be so touched. After all, the dynasty often After the replacement, they also knew that Zhu Ming was just the current dynasty, but worshiping the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum gave them the feeling that the emperor was worshiping the common ancestors of the entire China, and the emperor was indeed not just for his own selfishness, nor for the royal family. They are just one family, but they are really working hard for the prosperity of everyone in China.
What's more.
New education, especially the promotion of national heroes such as Wei Huo, has also made many middle- and lower-level official schools stronger in national awareness, and they were even more touched by the emperor's sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum.
"The greatest merit of Gai Wen is that of establishing the world and establishing a clan; the highest virtue is that of protecting the people and the country; the great ancestor, the founder of our country..."
For a while.
When it came time to formally offer sacrifices to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, the great scholar Wang Xijue held the plate, and Ji Guogong Qi Jiguang held the cup. Zhu Yijun, who had dismounted, personally took the golden cup, walked to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, and held it on the golden tripod in front of the mausoleum, chanting He had already ordered the number one scholar Jiao Hong to prepare a memorial text.
While Zhu Yijun was reciting, many ministers and soldiers were filled with tears and looked at Zhu Yijun wearing a crown and black dress with burning eyes.
Years of propaganda of national ideals and the inherent pride of five thousand years of civilization make it difficult for people to be untouched by this situation.
You must know that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty personally led an army of 180,000 people from the northern expedition to Shuofang, he personally paid homage to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, which greatly increased the cultural centripetal force of the Chinese nation, and from then on established the Chinese nation as the Han nation.
But now, Zhu Yijun has returned from Hetao and offers sacrifices to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, which will naturally inspire the world's bright minds.
After Zhu Yijun finished reciting, he poured the wine from the golden bottle into the burning cauldron. After passing the golden bottle to Tian Yi, he took the incense from Qi Jiguang's hand, then offered the incense to Huangdi and brought it himself. He bowed to his subjects and saluted.
After the ceremony, the drum music played, and Zhu Yijun slowly returned from the Yellow Emperor's mausoleum with hundreds of thousands of subjects watching.
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
I don't know when, like a mountain roar and a tsunami, the shouts of a hundred thousand troops and the soldiers of Yanzhou came.
Amidst such shouts, Zhu Yijun returned to the chariot and began to go eastward, crossing the Yellow River. He traveled at dawn and stayed overnight, conducting overt and covert visits. He walked and stopped, looking at the prosperous appearance of Min'an City along the way. Despite the peaceful scenery of the mountains and rivers, it was only when spring passed and autumn came that we arrived in the capital.
The capital city is covered with yellow flowers, at a time when the flowers are fragrant and the moon is full and people are fat.
As soon as Zhu Yijun returned to Beijing, the entire capital was noisy as the Lantern Festival and bright as the morning.
As soon as Zhu Yijun entered Beijing, he ordered the temporary opening of Taiye Pool and held the Huangming Expo to exhibit various Chinese products that benefited the people and enriched the country.
After hearing the news, many wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen came to Beijing one after another, causing inns all over the city to be packed. According to Shuntianfu News, there were so many people sleeping on the floor beside the roadside walls that there were so many that many streets had no space to stand. .
(End of chapter)
